People: Environmental: P5254-23.JPG

P5254-23.JPG

PRESIDENT BUSH DELIVERS REMARKS ON PRESENTING THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR TO CAPTAIN ED W. FREEMAN OF BOISE, IDAHO. COMMANDER PAUL SEVERS READS THE MEDAL CITATION DURING THE EAST ROOM CEREMONY. LT. COL CHARLES (CHUCK) WILLIAMS HANDS THE MEDAL TO PRESIDENT BUSH WHO THEN PLACES THE MEDAL AROUND CAPTAIN FREEMAN'S NECK. THE PRESIDENT AND CAPT. FREEMAN SALUTE AND SHAKE HANDS (P5255-21 IS A WHITE HOUSE WEB SITE PHOTO). CAPTAIN FREEMAN'S WIFE, BARBARA IS ON-STAGE. A PRAYER IS GIVEN DURING THE CEREMONY. PRESIDENT BUSH GREETS CEREMONY GUESTS IN THE EAST ROOM AND BLUE ROOM. GUESTS INCLUDE: VP CHENEY, SEC. DONALD RUMSFELD, GENERAL HENRY (HUGH) SHELTON, SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, SEN. LARRY CRAIG, REP. C.L. BUTCH OTTER, REP. MICHAEL SIMPSON, MEDAL OF HONOR AWARDEES AND OTHERS. THE PRESIDENT JOINS CAPTAIN FREEMAN AND OTHER MEDAL OF HONOR AWARDEES ATTENDING THE CEREMONY FOR A GROUP PHOTO ON THE NORTH PORTICO STEPS. JEANIE FIGG TALKS ALONE WITH SARAH MOSS IN THE GRAND FOYER.